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An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation

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Re: An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation

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I can pick my nose and it's not a political statement. I just needed to pick my nose. I can make a cli tool to deploy something faster and with the boilerplate logging/monitoring. What political stance am I taking? Do you think I intentionally made one? Or is this the same as "silence is violence"- by NOT making a statement that I am making a statement? Honestly, it's exhausting. I just want to help where I can perso…

> I just want to help where I can personally and have fun, it's not deeper than that. Your position seems to be "I don't want to be bother ever by the problems of others if they don't affect me and my close ones directly". And that's a political position. A RIGHT WING political position.

My position is “not everything has political undertones”, and being coerced to act because you force me into a political spectrum for being neutral otherwise is not the liberal or tolerant ideology you think it is.

I am not saying that I will not take on the worlds issues, I am saying that I am not always making a statement with action or inaction.

characterising everyone who doesn't toe the line to your ideology with every single action is a very easy way to see the entire world as your enemy. Let me know how that goes.

Re: An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation

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post #421

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I just want to help where I can personally and have fun, it's not deeper than that. Your position seems to be "I don't want to be bother ever by the problems of others if they don't affect me and my close ones directly". And that's a political position. A RIGHT WING political position.

My position is “not everything has political undertones”, and being coerced to act because you force me into a political spectrum for being neutral otherwise is not the liberal or tolerant ideology you think it is. I am not saying that I will not take on the worlds issues, I am saying that I am not always making a statement with action or inaction. characterising everyone who doesn't toe the line to your ideology wit…

It is deeply ironic how much you've engaged with political ideas in this comment while denying that you are doing so.

Re: An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation

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post #421

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My position is “not everything has political undertones”, and being coerced to act because you force me into a political spectrum for being neutral otherwise is not the liberal or tolerant ideology you think it is. I am not saying that I will not take on the worlds issues, I am saying that I am not always making a statement with action or inaction. characterising everyone who doesn't toe the line to your ideology wit…

It is deeply ironic how much you've engaged with political ideas in this comment while denying that you are doing so.

Cant interpret this charitably.

could you help me understand?

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